John Bradshaw Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Bradshaw, based on 7 World History Database records associated with England.

7 records1649–16616 events4 places

Chronological biography

1649

Chairman1649

Government / Government of England · Chairman of Council of State · London

Appointed Chairman of the Council of State, 1st term

Trial1649

Warfare / Civil War · Judge · London

Presides over the Trial of Charles I & pronounces the death sentence

Trial of Charles I20 January 1649

Government / High Court of Justice · President of England · Westminster

Bradshaw presides over the High Court of Justice during the trial of Charles I.

Interregnum27 January 1649

House / House of Stewart · Judge · President of High Court · Westminster Hall

Bradshaw pronounced sentence against Charles I before the regicide.

1651

Chairman1651

Government / Government of England · Chairman of Council of State · London

Appointed Chairman of the Council of State, 2nd term

1660

Posthumous AttainderOctober 1660

Government / Restoration · President of England · Westminster

Bradshaw is attainted after death for presiding over the trial of Charles I.

1661

Posthumous Execution30 January 1661

Government / Restoration · President of England · Tyburn

Bradshaw's body is posthumously hanged at Tyburn for presiding over the trial of Charles I.

Titles and roles

Chairman of Council of State · Judge · Judge · President of High Court · President of England

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.